Many “DMA: Out of SW-IOMMU space for 32768 bytes at device 0000:00:05.0” messages in kern.log while copying from USB memory stick to internal hard disk. Added “mem=4G iommu=off” to the vmlinuz line of grub.cfg. Work properly, but only a work-around. Perhaps it's because this is 64bit Ubuntu 9.10. Seems fixed in 2.6.31-18-generic.

Lots of “eth0: auto-negotiating…” messages. Apparently, this is a fixed bug in the driver that hasn't made its way into the kernel yet.

Enabled karmic-backports and karmic-proposed in Software Sources and run an update. Audio works better, but still not great. DMA issues went away and IO to and from USB memory drive went as expected.

Summary

If you used gparted to create space for your linux partition by shrinking the Vista partition, and leaving the recovery partition alone, you can safely run the MSI Recovery Manager to recover the Vista install to stock without destroying the Linux install.

The MSI Recovery Manager will not repartition the drive, or touch the MBR.

Couldn't find this anywhere on the Internet, so I just did it. Now it's documented.

Fiver, 2011/10/19 09:30

and here is my report on fixing problems on Ubuntu 11.10 with th MSI CX700

With the sound I fixed by editing the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.confI added this line at the end:

options snd-hda-intel model=acer-aspire-8930g

and deleted the .pulse folder (rm -rf .pulse in your home folder) followed by a reboot.I still don't have mike input but I don't really care about that, but if anyone solves that one to I'd be happy to try it out.

foobar, 2010/11/14 03:31

I replaced the onboard mini-PCIe wireless adapter with an Intel 6200 Advanced-N adapter.

This adapter offers 802.11n in the 5GHz range and has two antennas, which matches the two antennas in the CX700. The next model up from the 6200 is the 6300, which has ports for three antennas.

This adapter works flawlessly with Ubuntu 10.04.1 using the iwlagn driver. Ubuntu picked it up immediately and bound to my Linksys WRT610Nv2 (flashed with dd-wrt).

$30CDN.

Works great.

abou, 2010/10/27 14:16

At first, sound was very low, but i managed to get it to work under gentoo by loading module snd-intel8x0 at boot (it seems snd-hda-intel wasn't enough; now both modules are loaded). alsaconf made the rest.

I'd be curious to know what modules are used by the ubuntu/other distros' users that got the cam to work “out of the box”. Anyone care to tell us? Thanks in advance.

foobar, 2010/11/04 22:56

This is from Ubuntu 10.04.1 for the on-board webcam, which works out-of-the-box.

Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) has completely hosed the sound. Others are having issues as well.

Anyone got a solution?

silcar, 2010/08/05 13:00

Distri: openSUSE-11.3 x64 / KDE4.x

wlan works out of the box with _standard_ rt2860sta

and also with _self compiled_ rt3090sta kernel-module.

Procedure:

1st: press the _wlan-button_ (upper right, next to _camera button_)

2nd: start the wlan (Networkmanager or wpa_supp..)

rares, 2010/07/25 00:15

I use GNOME. You need to make those changes above to the files. Then you need to make sure all your options for the volume control are displayed.

SilCa, 2010/07/21 08:13

WebCam works out of the box with -Kopete- (KDE SC 4.4.5)Driver: bisoncam, nb prohth

ralfeus, 2010/07/29 22:05

Where can I get this driver? In the package manager I couldn't find it. As far as I understood it's product of Asus, but at their site I found nothing.

rares, 2010/07/17 02:24

put these in /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel.conf

options snd-hda-intel model=targa-8ch-dig

then in volume control under Options change the Channels to 8 and change the first input source to Front mic, then turn down boost completely.

rares, 2010/04/04 03:02

add options snd-hda-intel targa-8ch-dig to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf (targa-dig seems to leave out mics, targa-2ch-dig works, targa-8ch-dig just to get all those tasty channels)

still can't figure out the camera

Foobar, 2010/04/16 01:32

Really? Camera just works using Cheese Webcam app from Ubuntu. I haven't tried anything else.

foobar, 2010/07/17 02:17

I tried to use skype today on ubuntu 10.04 and discovered that the built-in microphone doesn't work worth a hoot. I had to boost the mic all the way up, and then the sound recorded was low and full of static and distortion. I had to boot Vista to get skype working. Arrgh!

I tried an external mic, and it won't work at all.

Has anyone gotten the mics to work?

rares, 2010/07/17 02:25

put these in /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel.conf

options snd-hda-intel model=targa-8ch-dig

then in volume control under Options change the Channels to 8 and change the first input source to Front mic, then turn down boost completely.

Foobar, 2010/07/23 03:48

You must be using kubuntu. My sound control doesn't have those labels in it.

The mic works, but is still is still full of static and the volume is low.

I should try the kubuntu livecd when I get a chance.

Thanks,Foo

rares, 2010/04/02 23:53

If you lower the volume separately on the right and left (always one at 100%) you find that it plays low on the right.

Sounds like audio is getting output on the right and not the left and getting crossed somehow.

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